College Hosts USA Funds Grant Announcement Press Conference

On July 12, the College hosted Governor Jack Markell, Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Steven Godowsky, President and CEO of USA Funds William Hansen, and representatives from higher education and K-12 for a press conference to announce a $250,000 grant from USA Funds to help more Delaware high school graduates be college ready.

The grant provides funding to develop and implement an English Language Arts (ELA) remediation course to increase the number of high school students who are college ready in English and, ultimately, increase the number of students taking college-level courses in high school.

The program will be piloted with high school students who are enrolled in the Allied Health Pathway. In support of Governor Markell’s Pathways to Prosperity initiative, Delaware Tech – in partnership with the Department of Education and the school districts – developed career pathways to provide early college coursework for high school students in high-demand occupations. High school students, enrolled in a Pathways program, graduate with high school diplomas and receive college credits.

Delaware Tech now has 10 career pathways, which include all 19 school districts (55 programs in 44 high schools). This year 2,500 high school students are enrolled in the Pathways to Prosperity program; next year the program hopes to serve 5,000 students.

Thank you to USA Funds, Governor Markell, the Department of Education, K-12 school districts and Delaware’s higher education institutions for partnering on programs to help our youth succeed in achieving their educational and career goals and giving them hope for a better future.